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Paul Hickey discusses a new year with new energy and taking on resolutions.
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Sonya Bateson: Selfish drivers endangering all road users
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Zoe Hunter: ‘Uncommon’ or not, earthquakes jolt our complacency
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Samantha Motion: The raw, burning regret of slacking off in the sun
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Opinion: Junior cricketers traveling in record numbers to Hawke's Bay
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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Kicking the habit of delaying holidays
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Felix Desmarais: Why I’m calling for a moratorium on picnics
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Jo Raphael: New Year's resolutions need stickability
OPINION: Congratulations — you made it to a new year, now what will you do?
Luke Kirkness: Drink-driving tests must be ramped up to address the issue
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Sonya Bateson: Respect the power of the ocean
Opinion: Suddenly, I felt myself being dragged out to sea. It all happened so fast.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Look out for our police officers, they are family, friends and neighbours
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Jo Raphael: Ease up on the booze for a clear head
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Tommy Wilson: No one has been made poor by giving
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